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The definition of a snake is a long reptile that has no limbs or eyelids, or a cold and ruthless person, or a long and skinny wire that can be used to clean out a drain.

(noun)

A boa constrictor is an example of a snake.
A cold and heartless man is an example of a snake.
A long wire your plumber puts down your drain to unclog it is an example of a snake.

Snake is to move or extend along in a slithering or twisting motion, often to clear drain obstructions.

(verb)

When a cable is twisted and pulled through a drain pipe, this is an example of a time when you snake the pipe.

See snake in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of a limbless suborder (Serpentes, order Squamata) of reptiles with an elongated, scaly body, lidless eyes, and a tapering tail: some species have a poisonous bite
a treacherous or deceitful person
a plumber's tool consisting of a long, flexible rod of spiraled wire for removing obstructions from pipes, etc.

Origin: ME < OE snaca, akin to ON snakr, MLowG snake: for IE base see snail

intransitive verb snaked, snaking

to move, curve, twist, or turn like a snake

transitive verb

to clear obstructions from (a pipe, drain, etc.) by means of a snake ()
☆ Informal to drag or pull, esp. lengthwise and with force
Informal to pull quickly

Related Forms:

snakelike adjective

See snake in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes or Ophidia (order Squamata), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and found in most tropical and temperate regions.
A treacherous person. Also called snake in the grass.
A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains. Also called plumber's snake.
Economics A fixing of the value of currencies to each other within defined parameters, which when graphed visually shows these currencies remaining parallel in value to each other as a unit despite fluctuations with other currencies.

verb snaked snaked, snak·ing, snakes

verb, transitive

To drag or pull lengthwise, especially to drag with a rope or chain.
To pull with quick jerks.
To move in a sinuous or gliding manner: tried to snake the rope along the ledge.

verb, intransitive

To move with a sinuous motion: The river snakes through the valley.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English snaca

noun pl. Snake or Snakes

See Shoshone.

noun

See Hydra.

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